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Technology, Information Literacy and Social Work Education: The Guide on the Side

  • James Madison University

Research output: Contribution to conferencePresentation

Abstract

This poster will demonstrate a unique series of interactive lessons, designed and implemented collaboratively by Social Work and Library faculty to support student information literacy skill development. This series of six lessons was implemented with junior-level social work students and focused on topics such as determining quality of sources, constructing citations, identifying research methodology, utilizing technology, research ethics and search techniques. Lesson outlines will be made available to participants and future research and evaluation plans will be discussed.

Session Outcomes:
(1) Be exposed to a model of information literacy activities designed collaboratively by social work and library faculty.
(2) Discuss opportunities for engaging students in interactive lessons focused on skill development through an interactive poster experience.
(3) Receive an outline of interactive lessons and are encouraged to implement activities in the future and share with presenters
Original languageAmerican English
StatePublished - Aug 2017
Externally publishedYes
EventLilly Conference on Designing Effective Teaching - Ashville, NC
Duration: Aug 1 2017 → …

Conference

ConferenceLilly Conference on Designing Effective Teaching
Period8/1/17 → …

Keywords

  • Information Literacy
  • Social Work Education
  • Technology

Disciplines

  • Public Health

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